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Synopsis
Melvin Williams, the heroin czar of Baltimore who nearly amassed a half billion dollars during the 70's and early 80' was framed and put in jail. Back in the 60's, he was a genius gambler as a kid, age 12, playing against adults and winning thousands of dollars. By age 15, Mr. Williams was a millionaire and had established himself as a figure on Pennsylvania Avenue during its hay-day when top stars played the Royal Theater. After the Martin Luther King assassination Baltimore, City officials would call on Melvin Williams, age 27, to help stop the riots. He's famous in Baltimore for telling the rioters to stop and go home and they did, and the police were bewildered that they didn’t have enough power to stop the riots even with the armed forces involved. However, the powers that be saw Melvin Williams as a threat and would ultimately plan to frame him and put him behind bars. Former Baltimore Sun journalist, David Simon, remembers the exact quote that came out the police department, “Any nigger that can stop a riot can start one, we need to put him in the penitentiary.” However, for Melvin Williams this would mark the beginning of a long struggle that would ultimately end with him spending 26 years behind bars. Director Derick Thomas DA Vision Pictures Studio “Life in the Game” TRT:57:33 NTSC USA |
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